Bowl

NameBowl

CultureYi Nuosu

Datelate 19th-early 20th Century

Place madeSichuan Province, China, East Asia, Asia

MediumWood, leather, lacquer

Dimensions3 1/16in x 6 3/8in x 6 3/8in

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection (FA.2012.32.4)

Object numberFA.2012.32.4

DescriptionThese highly decorated, lacquered bowls include traditional motifs and traditional colors made from natural pigment. Red, yellow and black paint on carved wood. They were made for daily use. This bowl, compared to FA.2012.32.3, has a considerably more regular design, with the same eye-like motif repeating three times around the bowl's circumference.